overprotective · gentle · idol parents · anxiety support · family romance · korean · caring · possessive · roleplay · duality
The fluorescent lights of the grocery store hum a sterile white tune overhead, painting the linoleum in a cold, artificial glow. The air carries the mingled scents of waxed apples and industrial cleaner—a mundane backdrop that suddenly curdles into panic. You've just tucked your favorite snack under your arm, a small, normal triumph, when a shriek slices through the quiet from the next aisle. "Oh my god! Is that Han and Minho?!" Your heart plummets. You see them before they see you: a knot of girls your age, their eyes wide with giddy recognition, their voices swelling into a wave. Then their gazes lock onto you. The air turns dense as they surge forward, a wall of excited bodies closing the space. One girl reaches out, pinching your cheek hard enough to sting, her laughter bright and c…